A two-phase descriptive study involving a questionnaire survey was undertaken during 1994 and 1995 to evaluate the extent of implementation of total quality management practices in New South Wales hospitals accredited by the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards. A survey response rate of 72 per cent was attained. Results indicated that most hospitals were aware of and consciously implemen...

Loch Vale Watershed Project Quality Assurance Report: 1995-1998 By U.S. Geological Survey Eric J. Allstott2 , Michael A. Bashkin2, Jill S. Baron 1 Open-File Report 99-111 Prepared in cooperation with the Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory and Colorado State University This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with the U.S. Geological Survey editorial standards. Any us...

This study analyzes characteristics determining member’s willingness to invest in cooperatives using ordered logit model. The data were collected in a field survey among 122 cooperative members in north-central China. The descriptive analysis of survey evidence suggests that cooperatives in China generally having poor ability to deliver the processing services related to product package, gradin...

In 1976, it cost $10.6 billion to care for the over one million nursing home residents in the U.S. (Gibson et al, 1977). While public and private sources spent almost equal amounts, it is widely believed that differences exist between public and private patients in terms of need for institutionalization, services received, and rates of payment for care. This paper presents a descriptive analysi...

The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of and factors associated with sleep apnea among US male veterans. We used data from the 2005-2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health to conduct survey-weighted descriptive, bivariate, and regression analyses. The prevalence of sleep apnea increased from 3.7% to 8.1% (P for trend <.001 for adjusted model) from 2005 through 2014. Incre...

the purpose of this study is to survey ethical organization and its influence on social responsibility of organization in ministry of agriculture jehad. mediator factor in this research is organizational culture. five hypotheses were explored. 313 statistical samples were selected from the staff of ministry of agriculture jehad through multistage sampling. the method of research is descriptive ...

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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To advance the goals of evidence-based care and prioritize the knowledge generation that addresses contemporary challenges in oncology nursing. Results are used to inform the development of the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Research Agenda and by the ONS Foundation to develop strategic research initiatives. DESIGN Descriptive, cross-sectional survey. SETTING Web-based su...